Page 8: Historical Events In March - 16

1964  Paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80   

1965  University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service on this day in history.   

1966  "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London on March - 16.   

1966  On this day in history gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits   

1966  On this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado on March - 16.   

1967  Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada.   

1967  James Friskin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1968  During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army platoon from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, massacres over four hundred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai in the district of Song My on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 16 my Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die   

1968  On this day in history robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign   

1968  June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60 on March - 16.   

1969  Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 on this day in history.   

1970  On March - 16 new English Bible published   

1970  Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1971  13th Grammy Awards Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win on this day in history.   

1971  On March - 16 the first SH-2D Lamps (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter test flight took place at Kaman's Bloomfield, Connecticut Facility   

1971  On March - 16 bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70   

1971  13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win on this day in history.   

1972  On March - 16 john &Yoko are served with deportation papers   

1972  On March - 16 harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72   

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79 on March - 16.   

1974  The first performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville on this day in history.   

1975  US Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury on this day in history.   

1975  On March - 16 t-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64   

1976  British premier Harold Wilson resigns on March - 16.   

1977  US President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland on March - 16.   

1978  Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast on March - 16.   

1978  On March - 16 red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed   

1978  On this day in history soyuz 26 returns to Earth   

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1978  On March - 16 uS Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty   

1978  Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists on March - 16.   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.   

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.   

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16.   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.   

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  On this day in history death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on this day in history.   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on this day in history.   

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45